Tag: onboarding
Communicating is a new world core leadership skill
"The news had somehow leaked out ahead of schedule—and in my opinion, the spin was unfair and inaccurate." Thus says Maclaren CEO, Farzad Rastegar in "Learning from a Recall" in…
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Swim, Run, or Skate the Onboarding Handoff
Are you a swimmer, runner, or skater? Their different handoffs have different impacts. Swimmers pass in the night with no impact Standing start. Wall touch. The next swimmer is on…
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Building relationships when onboarding more important than being right
Early on, it's so tempting to impress everyone with how much you know. It's so tempting to secure your rightful place in the pecking order of intellectual capabilities, subject-matter knowledge,…
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The Power of a Stretch Plan
In their imperative workshop, one new leader and his team developed hypotheses around how to grow. They tested those hypotheses and then, later, chose which efforts on which to focus. …
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Onboarding into Whitespace
In Adam Hartung's piece on Why Facebook beat MySpace, he describes how Facebook managed the whitespace by letting the market direct its actions, while MySpace's professional managers tried to direct…
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Top 10 Excuses for Onboarding Failures
#1 - "Didn't lose. Just ran out of time." #2 - Did not fit in #3 - Role different than expected #4 - Poor relationship with key ally #5 -…
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Onboarding Excuse #110112: Snowed In
Parts of the USA are snowed in today. Some people are not going to make it to places they had planned to be. As they say, "You can't fight mother…
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Two-Faced Onboarding
Everything changes once you accept the offer. All the harsh questions asked during interviews and all the tough negotiations become ancient history never to impact relationships again. Right? Not a…
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The Power of Vulnerability in Onboarding
"The West Wing" television show gave its viewers glimpses into the moments before and after the public moments at the White House. Those viewers connected with the show's fictional characters…
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